LIFE 2009 — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 March 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06786752
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,640,758
Latest expenditure: £3,702,419
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Jephson Court, Tancred Close, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 3RZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lifecharity.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Life is a UK Pregnancy support charity:Creating a world where no one faces pregnancy or pregnancy loss alone. Through our services, we help more than 45,000 people each year to meet pregnancy or pregnancy loss with courage and dignity so they can flourish. Our services include a freephone Helpline, housing and community support , free practical support, and crafting educational content.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,640,758
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,702,419

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,163,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,857,309

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,425,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,713,563

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,616,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,745,144

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,407,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,468,889

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,640,758
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,702,419
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 202980
Income From Government Grants: £5,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 115

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,163,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,857,309
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 239790
Income From Government Grants: £10,366
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 118

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,425,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,713,563
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 168016
Income From Government Grants: £20,712
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 204

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,616,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,745,144
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £76,388
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 226

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,407,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,468,889
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £493,082
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 235

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1245724
Income Other Trading Activities: 837795
Income Charitable Activities: 1549178
Income Investments: 8061
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3640758
Income Legacies: 510675
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,815,106
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,887,313
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3702419
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6000
Expenditure Support Costs: 620443
Expenditure Depreciation: 25278
Gain Loss Investment: 3734
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £234,068
Assets Total Fixed: 182202
Assets Own Use: 33177
Assets Long Term Investment: 149025
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £932,414
Assets Total Liabilities: £221,932
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £892,684
Creditors One Year Total Current: 221932
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £672,717
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 234068
Funds Restricted: 658616
Funds Total: 892684
Count Employees: 77
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 908351
Income Other Trading Activities: 848076
Income Charitable Activities: 1397258
Income Investments: 7556
Income Other: 2500
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3163741
Income Legacies: 158362
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,109,184
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,748,125
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3857309
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17001
Expenditure Support Costs: 532657
Expenditure Depreciation: 29648
Gain Loss Investment: 557
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 63028
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £340,502
Assets Total Fixed: 188040
Assets Own Use: 42748
Assets Long Term Investment: 145292
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,009,094
Assets Total Liabilities: £275,997
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £921,137
Creditors One Year Total Current: 275997
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £684,357
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 340502
Funds Restricted: 580635
Funds Total: 921137
Count Employees: 84
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 709570
Income Other Trading Activities: 734241
Income Charitable Activities: 976750
Income Investments: 5319
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2425880
Income Legacies: 20233
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £954,734
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,758,829
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2713563
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20242
Expenditure Support Costs: 432032
Expenditure Depreciation: 39010
Gain Loss Investment: 78890
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £935,111
Assets Total Fixed: 373841
Assets Own Use: 229105
Assets Long Term Investment: 144736
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,456,753
Assets Total Liabilities: £233,604
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,596,990
Creditors One Year Total Current: 208442
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 25162
Assets Cash: £1,181,703
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 935111
Funds Restricted: 661879
Funds Total: 1596990
Count Employees: 86
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1315316
Income Other Trading Activities: 944713
Income Charitable Activities: 1349329
Income Investments: 6838
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3616196
Income Legacies: 363233
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,622,962
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,122,182
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3745144
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23398
Expenditure Support Costs: 667588
Expenditure Depreciation: 69329
Gain Loss Investment: -5584
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 254668
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £867,542
Assets Total Fixed: 694055
Assets Own Use: 548876
Assets Long Term Investment: 145179
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,374,911
Assets Total Liabilities: £263,183
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,805,783
Creditors One Year Total Current: 234293
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 28890
Assets Cash: £1,095,343
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1113616
Funds Restricted: 692167
Funds Total: 1805783
Count Employees: 88
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1543186
Income Other Trading Activities: 566592
Income Charitable Activities: 1291470
Income Investments: 6055
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3407303
Income Legacies: 206943
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,259,624
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,209,265
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3468889
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24356
Expenditure Support Costs: 676688
Expenditure Depreciation: 75140
Gain Loss Investment: 23600
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £884,816
Assets Total Fixed: 492202
Assets Own Use: 341439
Assets Long Term Investment: 150763
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,438,446
Assets Total Liabilities: £245,001
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,685,647
Creditors One Year Total Current: 210922
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 34079
Assets Cash: £1,156,355
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1138726
Funds Restricted: 546921
Funds Total: 1685647
Count Employees: 93
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LIFE 2009
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-01-08T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 274144
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 274144
Assoc Charity Name: LIFE

Charity Name: LIFE 2009
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-03-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/01/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 JAN 2017AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 FEB 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: 1.1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND OF UNSUPPORTED MOTHERS WITH ONE OR MORE INFANT CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING SOCIAL HOUSING. 1.1.2 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POOR PERSONS, INCLUDING THE TREATMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN. 1.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO PREGNANCY AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Homes England

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling